camee

See also: camée

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French camée, from Italian cammeo, from Latin cammæus. Doublet with cameo (“a single brief appearance of a celebrity in a movie or song”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaːˈmeː/
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  • Hyphenation: ca‧mee
  • Rhymes: -eː

Noun

camee m (plural cameeën, diminutive cameetje n)

  1. a piece of jewelry carved in relief; a cameo
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